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Rathfarnham (Irish: Ráth Fearnáin, meaning 'Fearnán's ringfort') is a southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland in County Dublin. ... On a map by Frizell dated 1779, it ...
Rathfarnham Castle (Irish: Caisleán Rath Fearnáin) is a 16th-century fortified house in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Originally a semi-fortified and battlemented structure it underwent extensive alterations in the 18th century.
Braemor Road is marked by a gate lodge in the style of a triumphal arch from the 18th century, which originally led to Rathfarnham Castle. The erection of this gateway is attributed to Henry Loftus, Earl of Ely from 1769 to 1783 who was also responsible for the classical work on the castle itself.
Ballyroan (Irish: Baile Uí Ruáin, meaning 'O'Rowan's town') [2] is a suburban area within Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland.It lies at the foot of the Dublin mountains, alongside Ballyboden, Butterfield, Knocklyon, Old Orchard, and Scholarstown.
Ballyboden (Irish: Baile Buadáin, meaning 'Boden Town') is a locality within the suburb of Rathfarnham, County Dublin, at the foot of the Dublin Mountains between Whitechurch, Ballyroan and Knocklyon. It is in the local government area of South Dublin, and is a townland in the civil parish of Rathfarnham in the barony of Uppercross.
The R115 road is a regional road in counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland.It follows the Military Road (Irish: An Bóthar Míleata) [1] for its entire length. The R115 is 40.5 km (25.2 mi) long; the full length of the Military Road (Rathfarnham to Aghavannagh) is 57.9 km (36.0 mi).
Whitechurch is usually considered to lie within the greater Rathfarnham area. Whitechurch is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. [1] The name of the area is derived its name from a small white church in Kilmashogue, built near an ancient cairn (which is a protected monument). Little remains of the church.
There is a children's playground, an extensive wooded area, with walks to the banks of the Dodder (with access over a footbridge to the Rathfarnham area), a woodland pond, a duck pond, and a recently reopened kiosk. In front of the duck pond is a high hill, and east of the pond is a starting point for the woodland walk, beside a small cascade.